Retro 80s and 90s K-Dramas
If you love retro 80s and 90s stories, these 6 Korean dramas are a good place to start, from twinkling watermelon, reply 1988 and twenty-five twenty-one. Each page has the story, the cast and where to watch.
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Twinkling Watermelon
2023 · tvN · 16 episodesTwinkling Watermelon tells the story of Eun Gyul, a CODA who is born to deaf parents but has a natural gift for music.
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Reply 1988
2015 · tvN · 20 episodesIn a small Seoul neighborhood in the late 1980s, five families live so close that their doors are never really shut.
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Twenty-Five Twenty-One
2022 · tvN · 16 episodesIn 1998, in the shadow of a national financial crisis, high school fencer Na Hee-do dreams of becoming a champion.
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Youth of May
2021 · KBS2 · 12 episodesIn Gwangju in 1980, medical student Hwang Hee-tae, a golden boy from a comfortable family, meets nursing student Kim…
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Typhoon Family
2025 · tvN · 16 episodesThe story takes place in 1997 when South Korea is hit by a major economic crisis.
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Undercover Miss Hong
2026 · tvN · 16 episodesSet in the late 1990s, Hong Geum Bo is an elite supervisor at the Financial Supervisory Service who lives only for her…
Questions about Retro 80s and 90s K-Dramas
What are the best Retro 80s and 90s K-Dramas?
Our top picks are Twinkling Watermelon, Reply 1988, Twenty-Five Twenty-One, followed by Youth of May. Open any drama for its story, cast and where to watch.
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